Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square was 2.35 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Tuvalu, 1975–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Tuvalu stood at 2.35 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 172.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Tuvalu peaked at 2.35 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6,886 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, in 1975.
Tuvalu ranks 1st of 168 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 6,886 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | 551,863 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +7914.7% |
| 1977 | 402,393 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -27.1% |
| 1978 | 376,227 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1979 | 456,797 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 1980 | 443,120 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 456,333 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 562,547 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 1983 | 416,470 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -26.0% |
| 1984 | 579,513 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +39.1% |
| 1985 | 363,510 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -37.3% |
| 1986 | 411,350 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1987 | 2.11 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +413.2% |
| 1988 | 930,363 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -55.9% |
| 1989 | 364,220 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -60.9% |
| 1990 | 300,494 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 1991 | 310,188 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 405,183 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +30.6% |
| 1993 | 270,943 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -33.1% |
| 1994 | 362,867 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +33.9% |
| 1995 | 389,003 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 434,627 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1997 | 372,150 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 1998 | 326,170 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1999 | 250,989 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 2000 | 272,627 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 412,717 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +51.4% |
| 2002 | 501,653 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 2003 | 293,034 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -41.6% |
| 2004 | 380,253 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +29.8% |
| 2005 | 362,723 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 506,180 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +39.6% |
| 2007 | 398,863 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -21.2% |
| 2008 | 547,943 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +37.4% |
| 2009 | 502,840 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 406,610 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 2011 | 1.01 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +148.2% |
| 2012 | 765,810 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -24.1% |
| 2013 | 863,210 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 1.12 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +29.9% |
| 2015 | 1.83 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +63.2% |
| 2016 | 953,917 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -47.9% |
| 2017 | 1.08 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 1.01 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 1.36 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +34.5% |
| 2020 | 1.60 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 2021 | 1.21 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 2022 | 2.27 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +87.4% |
| 2023 | 2.35 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +3.3% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 2.35 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,797 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, 839.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 2.35 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9,170 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, 256.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Tuvalu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +7914.7% | 6,886 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 551,863 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre |
| 1987 | +413.2% | 411,350 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2.11 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 358,833 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 6,886 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 551,863 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1980s | 663,851 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 363,510 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2.11 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 342,261 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 250,989 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 434,627 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 417,883 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 272,627 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 547,943 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 406,610 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1.83 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.86 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1.21 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2.35 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More reference data data for Tuvalu
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0016 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0016 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0016 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0039 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0095 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Tuvalu?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Tuvalu was 2.35 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 2.35 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,886 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 1975.
- How does Tuvalu rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square?
- Tuvalu ranks 1st out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 172.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.